Newsom Claims Trump Will Supercharge Electricity Prices As His Own Ratepayers Get Crushed
Daily Caller News Foundation. ^ | June 30, 2025 | Audrey Streb
Posted on 07/01/2025 5:10:16 AM PDT by george76
Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed the “one big, beautiful bill” will spike electricity costs on Sunday, seemingly ignoring the fact that ratepayers in state are drowning under some of the most exorbitant utility bills in the U.S.
Newsom took to X and listed several grievances he has with the GOP reconciliation bill, including concerns that its passage would lead to rising electricity costs because it would limit subsidies for green energy. California has some of the highest energy prices in the U.S., and they are projected to keep climbing, according to multiple reports and energy sector experts.
“Electricity costs could go up by 30%,” Newsom said of the GOP megabill. “This is one of the most destructive bills in U.S. history.”
Californians shell out 140% more for electricity than other states, according to California Globe. The Golden State has set stringent zero-emissions targets, with Newsom calling for an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
California’s push for green energy technology has caused it to produce more solar and wind power than it can use, requiring the state to build out battery storage facilities and pay neighboring states to take California’s excess electricity. Notably, a heavy reliance on wind and solar technology can weaken the electricity grid, energy policy experts explained to the Daily Caller News Foundation previously.
President Donald Trump has slammed the “green tax credits” left in the reconciliation package and called for a removal of all wind subsidies and “the rest of this JUNK” on June 21. The GOP-controlled Senate dealt several blows to green energy provisions in the “one big beautiful bill” on Saturday, moving up the deadline for wind and solar projects in an amendment to the original Senate phase-out plan that was panned by critics.
Several California power plants and refineries are closing or have closed in recent years as restrictive regulations push them to leave the state, adding to California’s energy woes.
In 2024, California officials agreed to extend the life of three natural gas power plants through 2026 to strengthen the grid and avoid potential blackouts. The state has dealt with power grid problems for years, with Newsom asking Californians to conserve electricity usage during peak hours to mitigate the outage risk in September 2022 amid a prolonged heat wave.
California gas prices are also among the highest in the U.S. and they are expected to increase again on Tuesday as amendments to the state’s gasoline tax kick in. The state also imposes a low-carbon fuel standard based on a credit trading system created to promote lower-emissions fuels, allowing producers that emit less than the limit to earn credits, which they can sell to those who go over the threshold.
The state’s cap-and-trade program for emissions has also been linked to high energy prices in California.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; electricity; electricitycosts; ratepayers
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1 posted on 07/01/2025 5:10:16 AM PDT by george76
To: george76
These guys can say anything.
2 posted on 07/01/2025 5:13:21 AM PDT by Fido969
To: george76
Gas prices will go up substantially when California new gas tax kicks in. Newsom is trying to blame that increase on Trump.
3 posted on 07/01/2025 5:14:55 AM PDT by Fido969
To: george76
I knew this was going to happen once the politicians started legalizing “recreational drugs.”
4 posted on 07/01/2025 5:15:19 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Correction! America is a nation of LEGAL IMMIGRANTS! All of mine came here legally. No free stuff.)
To: george76
“”””Newsom claimed the “one big, beautiful bill” will spike electricity costs on Sunday,””””
Only on Sunday???
5 posted on 07/01/2025 5:25:07 AM PDT by shelterguy
To: george76
So says the @hole who actually supercharged Electrickity costs. ?
6 posted on 07/01/2025 5:35:19 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
To: Fido969
This just his first tax bill in redux. Everyone predicted his tax cuts would ruin the economy, drive wages down and everything else up. Of course none of it happened. It supercharged the economy and middle / low wages. Inflation stayed in check and people were quite happy with their lives.
7 posted on 07/01/2025 5:51:28 AM PDT by MrRelevant
To: Jane Long
A lie to cover up that CA will actually cause the prices to go up.
8 posted on 07/01/2025 5:52:01 AM PDT by Skwor
To: Jane Long
A lie to cover up that CA will actually cause the prices to go up.
9 posted on 07/01/2025 5:53:29 AM PDT by Skwor
To: george76
Electricity costs could go up by 30%...
Politicians use "weasel words" all the time. I can also say that electricity costs will go down by 30% because of the bill and Newsom has no evidence to prove me wrong. Proof positive that when he speaks, it's likely a lie and definitely a waste of oxygen.
10 posted on 07/01/2025 6:01:52 AM PDT by econjack
To: george76
How’s your speedy Choo Choo Doing loser?
11 posted on 07/01/2025 6:07:50 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
To: george76
newScums proclomations are all based on variations of these themes
( this electricity claim is from my first theme
gav- “ NUH UH, YOU DID “
” WHO FARTED “
” IT WASNT ME “
” YOU made ne hit you “
“its not FAIR “
” Whaaaaa “
12 posted on 07/01/2025 6:09:19 AM PDT by cuz1961
To: george76
GASLIGHTING 101 AKA ‘Democrat speak’ - “Accuse the opposition for the crap you caused.”
13 posted on 07/01/2025 6:13:08 AM PDT by JesusIsLord
To: george76
rising electricity costs because it would limit subsidies for green energy
__________________
Who pays these subsidies?
We do!
i would rather pay for stuff I am getting, then sending taxes somewhere, and maybe some of it returning to me as subsidies.
14 posted on 07/01/2025 6:15:41 AM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
To: george76
“The state has dealt with power grid problems for years, with Newsom
askingCalifornians to conserve electricity usage during peak hours to mitigate the outage risk in September 2022 amid a prolonged heat wave.”
That's a funny way of asking.
“Price Variations: During peak hours, prices can be significantly higher than off-peak hours, potentially doubling or tripling the cost.” (ChatGPT)
15 posted on 07/01/2025 6:26:19 AM PDT by Yogafist
To: george76
Information specifically about how much electricity California “gives away” for free or at a negative price each year isn’t precisely measured, but it’s related to the phenomenon of curtailment and negative electricity prices, particularly due to excess solar generation.
Curtailment refers to situations where California generates more renewable energy (primarily solar) than its grid or storage facilities can handle, especially during certain times of day. To prevent grid overload, this surplus electricity needs to be managed, and one way to do that is by exporting it.
16 posted on 07/01/2025 6:28:11 AM PDT by Vaduz
To: george76
None of this makes any sense to me. The article says ...
California’s push for green energy technology has caused it to produce more solar and wind power than it can use, requiring the state to build out battery storage facilities and pay neighboring states to take California’s excess electricity.
... and then goes on to say that Californians pay 140% more for energy that the rest of the company. It also says that California PAYS other states to take their excess renewable energy supplies.
This makes no sense whatsoever. How can you have too much energy to use while the price of that energy is more than twice the national average to consumers?
17 posted on 07/01/2025 6:33:58 AM PDT by johniegrad
To: Fido969
WHEN 2 refineries leave around the end of 2025-—that will leave ONLY ONE CALIF refinery, IIRC
18 posted on 07/01/2025 6:49:40 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
To: johniegrad
“This makes no sense whatsoever. How can you have too much energy to use while the price of that energy is more than twice the national average to consumers?”
The generation is not timewise matched to consumption.
California electricity supply often goes from surplus midday to shortage at night.
Neither the solar nor gas turbines are optimally utilized.
There is also the matter of the electric companies having to pay for massive fires such as Paradise and probably Altadena.
To: Vaduz
“one way to do that is by exporting it”
Another way is to recharge California EVs during peak solar hours.
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